A Synoptic Climatology of Severe Storms in Virginia* |
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| Authors: | Robert E Davis Robert F Rogers |
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| Abstract: | A synoptic climatology is developed for Virginia using 21 years of late spring and summer surface and upper air observations. The climatology is produced by applying a combination of principal components analysis and cluster analysis such that each day is classified into one of a distinct number of synoptic situations. Days on which at least one severe storm occurred in Virginia are merged with the synoptic climatology. A majority of severe storms are associated with one synoptic situation distinguished by moderate instability and a high moisture content. |
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| Keywords: | synoptic climatology classification severe storms |
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